Lamothe-Montravel

Identity

Lamothe-Montravel (INSEE 24226) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. Population 1,443 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/24226-lamothe-montravel

Vitality score

Vitality score 34/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 31 % of the 11,928 communes of a similar size.

Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.

Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.

Services

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LAMOTHE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (IT-RENEW). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (PIZZA LOLO). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MAIRIE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 1,259 (2012) → 1,443 (2023): 14.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,093 (1990) → 1,443 (2023): 32 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 772, of which 7 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Montcaret): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Lamothe-Montravel): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Castillon-la-Bataille): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Castillon-la-Bataille): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Lamothe-Montravel): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the LAMOTHE MONTRAV weather station, 1.8 km away at 9 m; the village itself is at 11 m. ^[11]

An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LAMOTHE MONTRAV, 1.8 km away at 9 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

What property sold for

112 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 154,000 € — 1,215 € per m² of built surface. ^[12]

The median across Dordogne is 1,186 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. ^[12]

These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24226/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24226/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24226/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24226/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 24289
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 24226
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 33108
11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
12. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025